what is the best modem router in the world?

[xandros]

what is the best modem router in the world?
im sure modem router coming with builtin firewall
so give us your openion about it
thanx

[djohn]

Well I can't say whats the best,but I use neatgear and It has been 100 percent reliable so far but it is only 4 months old.

[GrailVanGogh]

I have had no issues with any Linksys WRT series I have owned and find their support on those rare times I used it to be very good.

[AKAJohnDoe]

The neighbor's who has high-speed unsecured wireless internet?

[djohn]

-{ Quote: "The neighbor's who has high-speed unsecured wireless internet?" }-
LMAO,Free Internet Access is the best.;D

[Antarctica]

-{ Quote: "Well I can't say whats the best,but I use neatgear and It has been 100 percent reliable so far but it is only 4 months old." }-

Same here, I have my Netgear for over two years and no problem so far, nevertheless I cannot say it's the best router in the world.:-\

[Hugger]

The one you can figure out how to use.
All others will be useless.
Hugger

[ErikAlbert]

I didn't ask myself : "What is the best modem router in the world ?"
I installed one that was compatible with my cable connection in Belgium : D-Link DI-604 = €39.00
I don't know anything about routers, I'm too stupid.
Meanwhile this router is already discontinued and I installed the latest firmware and I was lucky it was still working after that.
I know it DOES something, because it has quite an extensive log, but I don't understand that log and all these settings, it's so embarrassing. :-[

[MikeNAS]

Any router where you can install OpenWRT. I bought used Buffalo WHR-HP-54 for a 18 euros.

[gerardwil]

FRITZ!Box

http://www.avm.de/en/Produkte/FRITZBox/FRITZ_Box_Fon_WLAN/index.html

[xandros]

Linksys wag160n(LeLa) my modem router

http://www.optize.es/imgproductos/img340000/Small/img344290.jpg

and its very good with the cable and with wireless

[YeOldeStonecat]

"what is the best modem router in the world?"

None of those that you have listed.

Just about all those brands you have listed up there...are "home market" brands....so that eliminates them from being "best in the world". Because "best in the world"...brings big iron enterprise brands to the table..such as Cisco, Juniper, Foundry, etc.

I'm guessing you're only talking about broadband at home though...so which do you have? Because a combo modem/router is meant for either DSL, or cable. A plain router itself (withOUT the modem combo built in)..can be used for either..assuming it has ethernet on the WAN interface.

I don't believe Belkin makes a combo modem/router..so that should probably be scrubbed off of the list.

Speedstream and Siemens....one 'n the same.

[ashishtx]

I use apple airport extreme and it runs nice. Never felt i like i had a router. one caveat: It has No stealth firewall but keeps all ports closed. So far no problem encountered since i bought it in sep 07.

[jrmhng]

-{ Quote: "I use apple airport extreme and it runs nice. Never felt i like i had a router. one caveat: It has No stealth firewall but keeps all ports closed. So far no problem encountered since i bought it in sep 07." }-

Stealthed ports are a little over rated I think. Not really any less secure than closed ports.

-{ Quote: ""what is the best modem router in the world?"

None of those that you have listed.

Just about all those brands you have listed up there...are "home market" brands....so that eliminates them from being "best in the world". Because "best in the world"...brings big iron enterprise brands to the table..such as Cisco, Juniper, Foundry, etc.

" }-

Because we have pockets just as deep right?

[jfd15]

-{ Quote: ""what is the best modem router in the world?"

None of those that you have listed.

Just about all those brands you have listed up there...are "home market" brands....so that eliminates them from being "best in the world". Because "best in the world"...brings big iron enterprise brands to the table..such as Cisco, Juniper, Foundry, etc.

I'm guessing you're only talking about broadband at home though...so which do you have? Because a combo modem/router is meant for either DSL, or cable. A plain router itself (withOUT the modem combo built in)..can be used for either..assuming it has ethernet on the WAN interface.

I don't believe Belkin makes a combo modem/router..so that should probably be scrubbed off of the list.

Speedstream and Siemens....one 'n the same." }-



thanks for clearing that up.... i didnt know what OP was talking about, i had never heard of a "modem router"....i have a USB Cellular broadband "modem" and i thought he was talking about something like that......

[Firebytes]

Best router in the world....don't have a clue. I have never had any problems from my Netgear router though.

[YeOldeStonecat]

-{ Quote: "


Because we have pockets just as deep right?" }-

The OP did not state the purpose/environment for the "best modem router in the world". Without knowing the intended use for this, the type of broadband, the amount of users, the firewall requirements, etc etc...the question is impossible to answer.

It's like asking "What's the best transportation in the world?" Uhhhh..for what? Getting 1 person from point a to point be the fastest? Or on the least amount of gas? Or hauling cargo? Or transporting a family of 7? Or...or...or....

[YeOldeStonecat]

-{ Quote: "thanks for clearing that up.... i didnt know what OP was talking about, i had never heard of a "modem router"....i have a USB Cellular broadband "modem" and i thought he was talking about something like that......" }-

They have become common over here in the Unites States..from DSL ISPs. Pretty much 1x little box...DSL jack for the WAN, 1 or 4x LAN ports for the inside. Just a single box that combines both the DSL bridge/modem, and a little basic router.

Even though the actual router component is usually quite limited in functionality, features, and performance...it's a good thing. Since they started deploying these..the amount of malware infections we'd see has gone down. Prior to that, the average home user just had their PC plugged into the DSL modem/bridge...with the PC obtaining a public IP address...thus..well, ya know....infection city...

[jrmhng]

-{ Quote: "The OP did not state the purpose/environment for the "best modem router in the world". Without knowing the intended use for this, the type of broadband, the amount of users, the firewall requirements, etc etc...the question is impossible to answer.

It's like asking "What's the best transportation in the world?" Uhhhh..for what? Getting 1 person from point a to point be the fastest? Or on the least amount of gas? Or hauling cargo? Or transporting a family of 7? Or...or...or...." }-

Not quite. Its like asking "What is the best transportation in the world?" in a sports car enthusiast forum with a poll for sports car brands. I'd assume that we were talking about sports cars and not trucks or planes :P

[Cloudcroft]

-{ Quote: "Any router where you can install OpenWRT. I bought used Buffalo WHR-HP-54 for a 18 euros." }-
I second the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54!

[focus]

Ah, can't vote, I have a separate modem and router, they are both D-Link and work fine. D-Link because they were on sale and had good reviews.

[SonyaM32]

Over a year ago I used linksys for about a week and the connection went out, everyday. So I traded it for a Netgear and havn't had any problems since.8)

[YeOldeStonecat]

-{ Quote: "Not quite. Its like asking "What is the best transportation in the world?" in a sports car enthusiast forum with a poll for sports car brands. I'd assume that we were talking about sports cars and not trucks or planes :P" }-

Not quitex2. It remains just as vague....again, still, we weren't given requirements, connection type, firewall needs, amount of computers being protected, etc etc etc.

And...to me..."best transportation in the world" means the same thing...be in a sports car forum...a GT forum...an Austin Healey forum...an Alfa Romeo forum....a truck forum....a motorcycle forum....a powerboat forum...a sailboat forum....a train forum...a hangglider forum...

[matt231]

I like Netcomm (http://netcomm.com.au) modems. My NB6+4W has been rock solid.

[rdsu]

Buffalo (http://www.buffalotech.com)...

[Rapid Dr3am]

I have a Linksys WRT54G running on DD-WRT. No problems with it.

[lufc1953]

only used d-link not bad, thompson poo, and netgear which i use now had no trouble with in 3 years

[estra]

Currently using ASUS WL-500W running on DD-WRT, and happy with the setup.

[rookieman]

I'm running a Speedstream 6520 at the moment because it's the one my ISP gave me.It is hooked into my phone jack.I also have a Linksys wrt54g if I decides to go back to cable internet.

[Meriadoc]

It depends, what defines best, easiest to set up, best protection, wireless, encryption, speed, signal b, g or n? Hopefully all of these but most importantly whatever works best for you. The home and network may dictate to what you should purchase. Perhaps your a prolific P2Per - some may not handle this well where others I've seen have this in mind with even there own storage...think about how you use your computer, decide what your network looks like then compare.

Side-by-side comparisons help, on-line or mags. Some of the UTM manufacturers also make some nice modem routers - Zyxel, Netgear...